The bill, also known as Claire’s Law after a British woman murdered by her partner, emerged out of the Government’s Domestic Violence Review Panel. Earlier this year, the panel’s final report acknowledged that Saskatchewan has the highest rate of domestic violence in Canada. It proposed several recommendations including Claire’s Law.

The legislation would, CBC Saskatchewan reported, enable a concerned party to make an application pursuant to the legislation. A panel would review the application and determine whether to release information about a violent individual to their partner.